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Direct linkDavies, Peter; Mangan, Jean; Hughes, Amanda – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
This paper examines differences between the decision-making of marginal and nonmarginal students about participation in higher education (HE). We distinguish between two kinds of marginality: being "borderline" on account of prior achievements in school and being "unsure" after taking prior achievement into account. We identify a significant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Socioeconomic Background, Financial Support
